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their manners and morals. As to rewards, they receive none but the approbation of those placed over them, and that of a good conscience, which 1 endeavor to persuade them, not without success I trust, is better than every other. Punishments are seldom required, for there are few rules to be broken, those only which their own convenience and happiness obviously demand. True I have had occasion to rebuke that gentile sin of lying, but, except in one instance, have had nọ occasion to resort to corporal punishment. An appeal to the con- science, or an intimation that they may be sent home, is ordinarily quite sufficient to prevent the repetition of an offense.
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They mingle in the family, and we try to treat them as sons, and encourage familiar confidence in us as their best friends. They are present with us at our morning and evening devotions of their own choice; and in short, we seek to make them feel that they are at home, and to give them the education of a Christian home. About four weeks ago, another class of five boys was received, which is taught by Mrs. Brown, and the Rev. W. C. Milne, who has kindly offer- ed his services for an hour each day. Of this class, one proved to be unworthy of patronage, and was accordingly dismissed, as was one of the first class, who, after an experiment of two months, was found to be unable to keep pace with the rest. At present, therefore, there are nine pupils in the school, all of whom appear to be promising lads.
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"Of these four are supported at the expense of the Society, i. e. their board and tuition are given them. The other five are maintain- ed by private individuals. The first class have now been studying English five months, half of the time, averaging 24 months constant study. They spent about a month at home, during the newyear holidays.
"Of methods of instruction this is not the time to speak. If in- quiries are made as to their progress, some of the trustees can best answer them; and on this head I, only remark, that I have ever pre- ferred that they should begin with learning a less amount thoroughly, rather than more superficially.”
At the last meeting of the trustees, held on the 27th instant, a second report was submitted to them by Mr. Brown, in which the account of his labors is brought down to that date, and from which further extracts are here introduced.
"Now that it becomes my duty to lay before the trustees a state- ment of my doings for sometime past, I may be allowed to forewarn them not to expect too much. The labors of a student are noiseless ›